There are few odder couples than Pope Paul VI and Golda Meir. The
disparity overwhelmed even Mrs. Meir two years ago as she prepared for
the first official meeting between an Israeli Premier and a Roman
Catholic Pontiff. "Imagine," she remarked to her aides. "I, the
daughter of Moshe Mabovitch, who was just an ordinary carpenter, am
actually on my way to the Holy See to meet the Pope." "Don't forget,"
retorted her assistant, "carpenters have a special standing there." Now
that Mrs. Meir has...